Letter from Francis Darwin to Sir Joseph Hooker, 2 March 1903
Letter from Francis Darwin to Sir Joseph Hooker, 2 March 1903
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2 Mar. 1903
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MLMSS 7746 (filed with book at Safe RB 2604)
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letter filed with printed book
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Letter written by Francis Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, Botanical Laboratory, Cambridge, to Sir Joseph Hooker. The letter was purchased with a copy of the original edition of 'On the Origin of Species', and is housed with that volume (located at Safe RB 2604). Francis Darwin refers to 'More Letters', the newly published edition of his father's le...
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Letter from Francis Darwin to Sir Joseph Hooker, 2 March 1903
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Acquired at Christie's, London, auction, 13 December 2006, lot 39. Formerly in the possession of Arthur James Lewis whose bookplate is attached. Christie's catalogue states that this book was a gift from Quentin Keynes (1921-2003), Darwin's great grandson, to his doctor.
Administrative / Biographical history
Charles Darwin was born at Shrewsbury in England. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University and then completed a B.A. in zoology and geology at Cambridge. Between 1831 and 1836 he was naturalist on board H.M.S. Beagle during a scientific survey of South American waters. He also visited Australia and New Zealand. It was during this voyage that he...
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MLMSS 7746 (filed with book at Safe RB 2604)
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nQR2MlA1
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456581
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